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. Sharkmania hits Fresno Page 6 C^y Bridging the cultural gap Page 3 Disneyland in Fashion Fair Page 4 MARCH 29, 1995 INSIGHT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO VOL. 26, NO. 18 Group provides haven for healing ♦ Local group offers support and empathy for survivors of sexual abuse By Michael Yparrea Staff Writer Jan Kister and "Dale," who wishes to remain anonymous, are two of the nearly 38 million adults who were sexually abused as children. A Los Angeles Times survey indicated that 1 in every 3 females and I in every 7 males arc sexually abused by the time they reach 18. The percentages are high and continue to climb, and those who have been abused find few. if any. support groups to help them deal with thc trauma. Individuals often deal with the pain through means such as alcohol and drug use. Dale is one of thc many men in Fresno that have been a victim of thc escalating problem. Like most abuse cases. Dale was sexually molested al a young age by a stranger who li\ ed near his family. What began as molestation at thc age of 6 eventually turned into rape. "I told my father and he called the police," Dale said. "I remember they questioned me and that was the extent of it." The abuse, however, continued. Dale said that until hc was 15 he was abused by different people: boys in the neighborhood, his friend's older brother and a babysitter. Wilh his father's death when Dale was 10, and his mother working at a cocktail lounge all day and night. Dale had no parental support. Jan Kister was sexually abused between thc ages of 4 and 12 by hcr grandfather. When her own children became the victims of abuse, Kister said shc came to understand that child sexual abuse was more widespread than she thought. "Something like 85 lo 90 percent of children of abused parents become abused themselves," Kister said. "And I realized lhat it was out there and lhat I had to do something about it." Kister started a small support group in December 1990 that consisted of three women who met to "share experiences." From that small room the group began to grow until it finally moved to its present location in the Tower District. Kister's organization, which obtained non-profit status in April 1992. is called Healing For Survivors. It is the only support organization for survivors of sexual abuse in the San Joaquin Valley. It is the first program in the San Joaquin Valley to provide services to men and women who have suffered incest, molestation, childhood sexual abuse and rape as well as emotional abuse. HFS offers eight weekly support groups. "We have in the neighborhood of 80 people right now, both men and women," Kister said,. She said that during thc group sessions, thc individuals are directed to focus on thc pain the abuse has caused. "All of our programs are self-help through support," Kister said. "HFS is about recovery. Our goal is to help people who have suffered through their lives without realizing the correlation between childhood abuse and the difficulties they encounter later in life." However, Kister said HFS does not substitute for psychotherapy, but rather is a complement to traditional individual or group therapy. What makes HFS unusual is the support groups for men. See SURVIVORS, page 3 Professor shows beauty of math ♦ Unique professor incorporates math into everything he does By Virginia Madrid-Salazar ^ Staff Writer A common question asked in some math classes is. "How am I going to use math in thc real world?" Maurice Cohen has an answer. He has used his expertise in mathematics in the fields of medicine and an. Cohen, a CSUF professor of mathematics ^J^UMaTMSaflnTl^nT sincc 1969- said hc cnJ°ys 'caching remedial Dr.- Cohen explains to students that there Is maln classes because "most of the students in a method to the madness of chaos. "lose classes arc non-science majors. I am able to show the beauty of mathematics as applied to painting, lo medicine and a lot of subjects in between." For this professor, who holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and literature from the University of London and a doctorate from the University of Wales, math is evident in almost everything he does. Douglas Verissimo, a F-18 pilot for the Navy and CSUF malh senior, said he enjoys Math 120 with Cohen because he is very enthusiastic about what he teaches and makes math real. "He ties math into something real by showing us how he has used it in his life." he said. "Thc one and a half hours fly by." he said. "He definitely has a passion for math." "He is an excellent teacher," said his former student and colleague Donna Hudson. Hudson is a professor of family and community medicine and director of the Computer Center at the University of California, San Francisco housed at the Fresno Veteran's Hospital. Cohen teaches remedial and advanced mathematics. He won the Outstanding CSUF Professor award in 1991. Cohen said remedial courses should stay in the CSU system because most of the students See COHEN, page 4 'Hey baby, ZQuePasaV Photo by Kori Rianda/lnsight Juan Angel Rodriguez, 6, entertains a full house at Selland Arena as part of the*^3th Annual |Vlva El Marlachll Festival. The group he performs with, Marlachi Infantll "AlmlL/J^ Mexico," received a standing ovation after Its performance on Sunday. The festival Is a two-day celebration of Hispanic music and has become one of the San Joaquin Valley's most popular annual music events. It attracts people from as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Santa Rosa. This year's festival even brought mariachl enthusiasts from the states of Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. 13th annual Pins & Grins tournament draws an estimated 1,200 participants ♦ Community puts on their bowling shoes for Big Brothers and Big Sisters By Robert Williamson Staff Writer Fresno's Big Brothers and Big Sisters 13th Annual Pins and Grins Bowl-a-thon raised approximately $40,000 in two weekends. Kay Coffin, the agency's director, said the event gets bigger each year. This year an estimated 1,200 bowlers from more than 100 corporate and private-citizen teams participated. "People come down, bowl a couple of games, have a great time and help us raise a little money," she said. Coffin said the first part of theevent, on Saturday, March 18, had more than 400 bowlers with teams from companies like Zacky Farms, Flo-Way Pumps, Valliwide Bank. KFSN Channel 30 (one of the event's major sponsors), Shop-N-Go Food Stores and PG&E. PG&E had 15 teams, and Channel 30 had four teams in Saturday's event. Even Mayor Jim Patterson and city councilmembers Bob Lung and Mike Briggs were on a team, shc said. 4 Unfortunately, Coffin said, no one who showed up at Blackstone Bowl (where the event was held) bowled a perfect game. But the teams that brought in the most pledge money See PINS & GRINS, page 8 California policy: here we go again 4- CSUF s plan will help I | combat CCRI program cuts \Th£ PkttlfW tf»€ 'i By David Mirhadi Staff Writer Manuel Perez knew he v. s differ- Thc son of one of Fresno County's first Hispanic probation officers, Perez grew up in a world where, he said, people never expressed their cultural identities. While a student at Roosevelt High School, and later, when he attended Fresno State College, Perez said discrimination against society's under- represented population was often hidden. His wife, Theresa, a professor in the School of Education, was told she'd never make it in the job market because she was a Hispanic woman. Defying the odds, she spent 10 years at Fresno City College before earning a doctorate at Stanford. Both of them benefited from programs that could be cut in the near future, if a new initiative aimed at eliminating references to race, gender or sexual orientation passes. The California Civil Rights Initiative could change the way employers and colleges look at job applications and university admission policies. Perez said many Hispanics who attended Fresno State College in the '50s didn't realize how prevalent discrimination was on the campus or in society. "When 1 went to college, you could almost count the number of Hispanics on one hand," he said. "I really don't think people realized that discrimination happened, or realized what was going on." "As a kid. I'd walk into a bank or a store, and I used to wonder, 'Why don't we have the ability to handle our own businesses, stores or whatever?' As a result of civil rights, all that has changed." Manuel Perez graduated from FSC with a degree in criminology. After serving in the military, he eventujdly became an administrator. He was associate dean of student affairs and director of the university's Educational Opportunity Program before retiring last year. As director, be was responsible for initiating programs for under-represented students. "I sort of made it myself, but not without help from society," he said. "A lot of people like me think they made it on their own, but it was a number of things that helped them." Last month at the California Republican Party's spring convention. Gov. Pete Wilson endorsed a party platform supporting the initiative, which Perez said could eliminate gains made by V Trie university aims to increase minorities and under-represented groups in various areas including: ■ An increase tn minority graduate students to 35 percent of an graduate students by fall 1997 recruit a diverse group of new faculty* by achieving a 27 percent minority rate In faculty by 1997 ■ Increase women facufty to 33 percent by fall 1997 ■ Increase minority staff to 45 percent total; increase minority administrators to 33 percent; and women administrators to 33 percent of total admmbtratJonbyfani997 the ci\ ilrights movement. University officials say the initiative will have minimal impact at CSUF, despite fears expressed by opponents of the initiative. Arthur Wint, CSUF's director of human resources, said he expects to sec a wave of lawsuits if the initiative passes. The debate over the initiative's constitutional status could delay any implementation of the initiative if it passes, Wint said. "I can only speculate, but I think we'd be spending a significant amount of time in litigation." Many parallels exist between the affirmative action debate and the Proposition 187 controversy that divided Californians last year. Wint said. That initiative, which denies illegal and undocumented immigrants access to health and educational benefits, passed by a wide margin in November. In spite of what CCR1 attempts to accomplish, CSUF has implemented a "Plan for the '90s" to increase the numbers of minorities and women at the university. The plan is an effort by officials to make the campus mirror the ethnic makeup of the community and not an attempt to give preference to women and minorities. Saa MINORITIES, page 10
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Title | 1995_03 Insight March 1995 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 1995 |
Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8 1969-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodials |
Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
Coverage | October 8, 1969 - May 13, 1998 |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi, TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | 037_Insight Mar 29 1995 p 1 |
Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
Publication Date | 1995 |
Full-Text-Search | . Sharkmania hits Fresno Page 6 C^y Bridging the cultural gap Page 3 Disneyland in Fashion Fair Page 4 MARCH 29, 1995 INSIGHT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO VOL. 26, NO. 18 Group provides haven for healing ♦ Local group offers support and empathy for survivors of sexual abuse By Michael Yparrea Staff Writer Jan Kister and "Dale," who wishes to remain anonymous, are two of the nearly 38 million adults who were sexually abused as children. A Los Angeles Times survey indicated that 1 in every 3 females and I in every 7 males arc sexually abused by the time they reach 18. The percentages are high and continue to climb, and those who have been abused find few. if any. support groups to help them deal with thc trauma. Individuals often deal with the pain through means such as alcohol and drug use. Dale is one of thc many men in Fresno that have been a victim of thc escalating problem. Like most abuse cases. Dale was sexually molested al a young age by a stranger who li\ ed near his family. What began as molestation at thc age of 6 eventually turned into rape. "I told my father and he called the police," Dale said. "I remember they questioned me and that was the extent of it." The abuse, however, continued. Dale said that until hc was 15 he was abused by different people: boys in the neighborhood, his friend's older brother and a babysitter. Wilh his father's death when Dale was 10, and his mother working at a cocktail lounge all day and night. Dale had no parental support. Jan Kister was sexually abused between thc ages of 4 and 12 by hcr grandfather. When her own children became the victims of abuse, Kister said shc came to understand that child sexual abuse was more widespread than she thought. "Something like 85 lo 90 percent of children of abused parents become abused themselves," Kister said. "And I realized lhat it was out there and lhat I had to do something about it." Kister started a small support group in December 1990 that consisted of three women who met to "share experiences." From that small room the group began to grow until it finally moved to its present location in the Tower District. Kister's organization, which obtained non-profit status in April 1992. is called Healing For Survivors. It is the only support organization for survivors of sexual abuse in the San Joaquin Valley. It is the first program in the San Joaquin Valley to provide services to men and women who have suffered incest, molestation, childhood sexual abuse and rape as well as emotional abuse. HFS offers eight weekly support groups. "We have in the neighborhood of 80 people right now, both men and women," Kister said,. She said that during thc group sessions, thc individuals are directed to focus on thc pain the abuse has caused. "All of our programs are self-help through support," Kister said. "HFS is about recovery. Our goal is to help people who have suffered through their lives without realizing the correlation between childhood abuse and the difficulties they encounter later in life." However, Kister said HFS does not substitute for psychotherapy, but rather is a complement to traditional individual or group therapy. What makes HFS unusual is the support groups for men. See SURVIVORS, page 3 Professor shows beauty of math ♦ Unique professor incorporates math into everything he does By Virginia Madrid-Salazar ^ Staff Writer A common question asked in some math classes is. "How am I going to use math in thc real world?" Maurice Cohen has an answer. He has used his expertise in mathematics in the fields of medicine and an. Cohen, a CSUF professor of mathematics ^J^UMaTMSaflnTl^nT sincc 1969- said hc cnJ°ys 'caching remedial Dr.- Cohen explains to students that there Is maln classes because "most of the students in a method to the madness of chaos. "lose classes arc non-science majors. I am able to show the beauty of mathematics as applied to painting, lo medicine and a lot of subjects in between." For this professor, who holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and literature from the University of London and a doctorate from the University of Wales, math is evident in almost everything he does. Douglas Verissimo, a F-18 pilot for the Navy and CSUF malh senior, said he enjoys Math 120 with Cohen because he is very enthusiastic about what he teaches and makes math real. "He ties math into something real by showing us how he has used it in his life." he said. "Thc one and a half hours fly by." he said. "He definitely has a passion for math." "He is an excellent teacher," said his former student and colleague Donna Hudson. Hudson is a professor of family and community medicine and director of the Computer Center at the University of California, San Francisco housed at the Fresno Veteran's Hospital. Cohen teaches remedial and advanced mathematics. He won the Outstanding CSUF Professor award in 1991. Cohen said remedial courses should stay in the CSU system because most of the students See COHEN, page 4 'Hey baby, ZQuePasaV Photo by Kori Rianda/lnsight Juan Angel Rodriguez, 6, entertains a full house at Selland Arena as part of the*^3th Annual |Vlva El Marlachll Festival. The group he performs with, Marlachi Infantll "AlmlL/J^ Mexico," received a standing ovation after Its performance on Sunday. The festival Is a two-day celebration of Hispanic music and has become one of the San Joaquin Valley's most popular annual music events. It attracts people from as far south as Los Angeles and as far north as Santa Rosa. This year's festival even brought mariachl enthusiasts from the states of Washington, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. 13th annual Pins & Grins tournament draws an estimated 1,200 participants ♦ Community puts on their bowling shoes for Big Brothers and Big Sisters By Robert Williamson Staff Writer Fresno's Big Brothers and Big Sisters 13th Annual Pins and Grins Bowl-a-thon raised approximately $40,000 in two weekends. Kay Coffin, the agency's director, said the event gets bigger each year. This year an estimated 1,200 bowlers from more than 100 corporate and private-citizen teams participated. "People come down, bowl a couple of games, have a great time and help us raise a little money," she said. Coffin said the first part of theevent, on Saturday, March 18, had more than 400 bowlers with teams from companies like Zacky Farms, Flo-Way Pumps, Valliwide Bank. KFSN Channel 30 (one of the event's major sponsors), Shop-N-Go Food Stores and PG&E. PG&E had 15 teams, and Channel 30 had four teams in Saturday's event. Even Mayor Jim Patterson and city councilmembers Bob Lung and Mike Briggs were on a team, shc said. 4 Unfortunately, Coffin said, no one who showed up at Blackstone Bowl (where the event was held) bowled a perfect game. But the teams that brought in the most pledge money See PINS & GRINS, page 8 California policy: here we go again 4- CSUF s plan will help I | combat CCRI program cuts \Th£ PkttlfW tf»€ 'i By David Mirhadi Staff Writer Manuel Perez knew he v. s differ- Thc son of one of Fresno County's first Hispanic probation officers, Perez grew up in a world where, he said, people never expressed their cultural identities. While a student at Roosevelt High School, and later, when he attended Fresno State College, Perez said discrimination against society's under- represented population was often hidden. His wife, Theresa, a professor in the School of Education, was told she'd never make it in the job market because she was a Hispanic woman. Defying the odds, she spent 10 years at Fresno City College before earning a doctorate at Stanford. Both of them benefited from programs that could be cut in the near future, if a new initiative aimed at eliminating references to race, gender or sexual orientation passes. The California Civil Rights Initiative could change the way employers and colleges look at job applications and university admission policies. Perez said many Hispanics who attended Fresno State College in the '50s didn't realize how prevalent discrimination was on the campus or in society. "When 1 went to college, you could almost count the number of Hispanics on one hand," he said. "I really don't think people realized that discrimination happened, or realized what was going on." "As a kid. I'd walk into a bank or a store, and I used to wonder, 'Why don't we have the ability to handle our own businesses, stores or whatever?' As a result of civil rights, all that has changed." Manuel Perez graduated from FSC with a degree in criminology. After serving in the military, he eventujdly became an administrator. He was associate dean of student affairs and director of the university's Educational Opportunity Program before retiring last year. As director, be was responsible for initiating programs for under-represented students. "I sort of made it myself, but not without help from society," he said. "A lot of people like me think they made it on their own, but it was a number of things that helped them." Last month at the California Republican Party's spring convention. Gov. Pete Wilson endorsed a party platform supporting the initiative, which Perez said could eliminate gains made by V Trie university aims to increase minorities and under-represented groups in various areas including: ■ An increase tn minority graduate students to 35 percent of an graduate students by fall 1997 recruit a diverse group of new faculty* by achieving a 27 percent minority rate In faculty by 1997 ■ Increase women facufty to 33 percent by fall 1997 ■ Increase minority staff to 45 percent total; increase minority administrators to 33 percent; and women administrators to 33 percent of total admmbtratJonbyfani997 the ci\ ilrights movement. University officials say the initiative will have minimal impact at CSUF, despite fears expressed by opponents of the initiative. Arthur Wint, CSUF's director of human resources, said he expects to sec a wave of lawsuits if the initiative passes. The debate over the initiative's constitutional status could delay any implementation of the initiative if it passes, Wint said. "I can only speculate, but I think we'd be spending a significant amount of time in litigation." Many parallels exist between the affirmative action debate and the Proposition 187 controversy that divided Californians last year. Wint said. That initiative, which denies illegal and undocumented immigrants access to health and educational benefits, passed by a wide margin in November. In spite of what CCR1 attempts to accomplish, CSUF has implemented a "Plan for the '90s" to increase the numbers of minorities and women at the university. The plan is an effort by officials to make the campus mirror the ethnic makeup of the community and not an attempt to give preference to women and minorities. Saa MINORITIES, page 10 |